Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-22
END OF THE MUDDLE.
Con Sullivan Elected Chief of the Paid
Fire Department


The Board of Fire Commissioners net
last evening to continue The hearing of
charges OF misconduct against Richard
Corsaw, member of the Fire Department.
Several witnesses were heard, after which
the Commissioners went into executive ses-
sion.
The following report was adopted, Com
missioners We'll and Griffitts voting ave,
Commissioner Slater voting no:
In the matter of the charges preferred against
A. K. Corsaw, the late Acting Assistant Chief
Engineer OF the Sacramento Paid Fire DEPART
ment: The Board Of Fire Commissioners of
the city of Sacramento having investigated the
written charges for misconduct in Office pre-
terred against said A. K. CJrsaw the late Act
ing Assistant Chief Engineer of the Sacramento
Paid Fire Department and having heard the
evidence of the parties and fully considered
the same, do now resolve that the said charges
are sustained as TO disorderly conduct on the
public streets. disturbing the peace and quiet of
the nelghDOrhoOd at or near the corner of Fifth
and streets, Sacramento on the first day of
october, 1887 thereby rendering himself i'm.
competent to perform the duties of his said
once DO now further resolve that said A. r.
CorSaw be h-reby removed from the position of
Acting Assistant Chief Engineer OF the Sacra-
mento Paid Fire Department, and that his name
De stricken from the pay roll of said Sacramento
Paid Fire Department.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Board then went into an election of
officers which resulted as follows: Chief
Engineer, Con. Sullivan; Assistant Chief
Engineer, Henry A. Guthrie.
The following resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, Certain charges rejecting upon the
character and official conduct of Con Sullivan
Chief Engineer of the Sacramento Paid Fire
department were made in the columns of one of
the newspapers of sacramento, and were dis
cussed upon the streets, and enlarged upon by
some OF the officials of Sacramento City; and
whereas, the Board OF Fire Commissioners
under whose control and direction said Sulli-
van has worked for many years. did call upon
the parties who had thus intimated evil prac-
tlces against said Sullivan, to present their
charges; and whereas, no charges of any kind
nave been presented to the Board, although
suillclent time and opportunity had been given;
and whereas, the Board, actuated by desire to
inquire INTO these matters regardless ofthe fact
as TO whether or not charges were presented
nave duly investigated the same, have taken
the testimony of witnesses produced before the
Board, ana have fully satisfied themselves in
relation to the matter, now Their. fore, be it
.heSosred, by the Board of Fire commissioners
of Sacramento:
!. That no evidence of any kind has been
produced, nor ave we heard of any that re-
meets III the slightest degree upon the character
or olhclal conduct of said Chief Engineer Sulli-
van, but on the contrary the result of our in
vestlgatlon has been TO confirm us in the belief
that we p eyiously had, that he is an honest
public official faithful public servant, and
should enjoy i'll the future, as he has in the past
the confidence and esteem, not only of those
persons omclally connected with him. but of
the whole people.
= That il was conclusively established that
the charges of which particular mention was
made as to the purchase of horses for the De-
partment, and the sale of horses belonging to
the Department were absolutely without to9nd-
alton, and were the result of purchased testi-
mony, prompted by malice.
4 That copy OF these resolutions, duly at
tested by the President and Secretary be handed
Chief Engineer Sullivan